Bedeutung: almond (tree)

Mandelbaum {m}

tree Idiom

bark up the wrong tree

make a wrong assumption about something The police are barking up the wrong tree in their investigation of that person.

can't see the forest for the trees

I am so close that I cannot see the whole picture or the big picture I'm so involved in teaching that I've lost my view of education. I can't see the forest for the trees.

easy street

an easy life, a life with lots of money to spend Win five million dollars and we'll be on easy street.

family tree

chart of ancestors, record of parents' forefathers Bo is helping me to research my family tree - my ancestors.

man in the street

the average or ordinary person According to what the man in the street is saying the government is not very popular.

money doesn't grow on trees

money is not easy to get, we value our money "Father said, ""Money doesn't grow on trees, boy. You earn it."""

on easy street

having enough money to live comfortably He has been on easy street since he sold his house and invested the money.

on queer street

dizzy or stunned, not acting normal After he hit me I felt like I was on queer street - I was dazed.

out of your tree

crazy, loony, nuts, out of your mind You're out of your tree if you think I'm going sky diving.

street smarts

knowing how to survive, worldly wise You need street smarts to be a police officer in Toronto.

street wise

wise about street life, been around Let's ask Sal to go downtown with us. He's street wise.

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

"kids are like their parents; a chip off the old block; like father, like son" I looked at the father, then at the son, and I thought, The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

deliver street pizza

to vomit

street cred

having fashionable awareness, acceptable on the "street"

Street Sweeper

a machine gun

trees

see marijuana

up a tree

Idiom(s): up a tree

Theme: DIFFICULTY

in a difficult situation and unable to get out; stymied and confused. (Slang.)
• I'm really up a tree on this problem.
• Geometry is too hard for me. It’s got me up a tree.

not able to see the forest for the trees

Idiom(s): not able to see the forest for the trees

Theme: PERCEPTION

allowing many details of a problem to obscure the problem as a whole. (Not able to is often expressed as can't.)
• The solution is obvious. You missed it because you can't see the forest for the trees.
• She suddenly realized that she hadn't been able to see the forest for the trees.

down the street

Idiom(s): down the street

Theme: LOCATION

a short distance away on this same street.
• Sally lives just down the street.
• There is a drugstore down the street. It's very convenient.

A tree is known by its fruit.

A man is judged by his actions.

Dogs of the same street bark alike.

People from the same background have the same behaviour.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Children resemble their parents.

Barking up the wrong tree

If you are barking up the wrong tree, it means that you have completely misunderstood something or are totally wrong.

Can't see the forest for its trees

If someone can't see the forest for its trees, they are too focused on specific details to see the picture as a whole.

Even the dogs in the street know

(Irish) This idiom is used frequently in Ireland, and means something is so obvious that even the dogs in the street know it.

Forest for the trees

(USA) If someone can't see the forest for the trees, they get so caught up in small details that they fail to understand the bigger picture.

Just as the twig is bent, the tree’s inclined

Things, especially education, that affect and influence us in our childhood shape the kind of adult we turn out to be. (There are various versions of this, like 'As the twig is bent, the tree's inclined' and 'As the twig is bent, so the tree inclines', 'As the twig is bent so is the tree inclined')

Money doesn`t grow on trees

This means that you have to work to earn money; it doesn't come easily or without effort.

On Carey Street

(UK) If someone is on Carey Street, they are heavily in debt or have gone bankrupt.

Queer Street

If someone is in a lot of trouble, especially financial, they are in Queer Street.

Right up your street

If something is ideal for you, it is right up your street.

Streets ahead

If people are streets ahead of their rivals, they are a long way in front.

The apple does not fall far from the tree

Offspring grow up to be like their parents.

Up a gum tree

(AU) If you're up a gum tree, you're in trouble or a big mess.

Wood for the trees

(UK) If someone can't see the wood for the trees, they get so caught up in small details that they fail to understand the bigger picture.

back street|back|street

n. A street not near the main streets or from which it is hard to get to a main street. We got lost in the back streets going through the city and it took us a half hour to find our way again.
Compare: SIDE STREET.

bark up the wrong tree|bark|tree|wrong tree

v. phr., informal To choose the wrong person to deal with or the wrong course of action; mistake an aim. If he thinks he can fool me, he is barking up the wrong tree. He is barking up the wrong tree when he blames his troubles on bad luck. The police were looking for a tall thin man, but were barking up the wrong tree; the thief was short and fat.

can't see the wood for the trees|can't see the for

v. phr. To be unable to judge or understand the whole because of attention to the parts; criticize small things and not see the value or the aim of the future achievement. Teachers sometimes notice language errors and do not see the good ideas in a composition; they cannot see the woods for the trees. The voters defeated a bond issue for the new school because they couldn't see the forest for the trees; they thought of their taxes rather than of their children's education. We should think of children's growth in character and understanding more than of their little faults and misdeeds; some of us can't see the wood for the trees.

cross street|cross|street

n. A street that crosses a main street and runs on both sides of it. Elm Street is a cross street on Main Street and there is a traffic light there.
Compare: THROUGH STREET.

family tree|family|tree

n. Ancestry. My family tree can be traced back to the sixteenth century.

lit up like a Christmas tree|Christmas|Christmas t

adj. phr., informal To be drunk. On New Year's Eve Ned was lit up like a Christmas tree.
Compare: THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND.

man in the street|man|street

n. phr. The man who is just like most other men; the average man; the ordinary man. The newspaper took a poll of the man in the street.
Compare: JOE DOAKES, JOHN Q. PUBLIC.

on easy street|easy street|on|street

adj. phr., informal Having enough money to live very comfortably; rather rich. After years of hard work, the Grants found themselves on easy street. Jim's novel was a success and put him on easy street.
Compare: IN CLOVER, IN THE CHIPS, WELL-TO-DO.

side street|side|street

n. A street that runs into and ends at a main street. The store is on a side street just off Main Street. The Spellmans bought a house on a side street that runs off Broad Street.
Compare: BACK STREET, CROSS STREET.

stop street|stop|street

n. A street where cars must come to a full stop before crossing another street. Johnny was late because he traveled on a stop street.
Antonym: THROUGH STREET.

through street|street|through

n. 1. A street on which cars can move without stopping at intersections, but cars on streets crossing it have to stop at the intersection. You have to be especially careful crossing a through street. Mr. Jones stopped his car when he came to the through street. He waited until there were no cars on it, and drove across it.
Antonym: STOP STREET. 2. A street that is open to other streets at both ends; a street that has a passage through it, so that it is not necessary to come back to get out of it. We thought we could get through to Main St. by going up a side street but there was a sign that said "Not a through street."

up a tree|tree|up

adv. or adj. phr. 1. Hunted or chased into a tree; treed. The dog drove the coon up a tree so the hunter could shoot him. 2. informal in trouble; having problems; in a difficulty that it is hard to escape or think of a way out of. John's father has him up a tree in the checker game.
Compare: UP THE CREEK.

back street

back street
Also, back alley. A less prominent or inferior location; also, a scene of clandestine or illegal dealings. For example, The highway department is very slow to clear snow from the back streets, or Before they were made legal, abortions were often performed in back alleys. Although back street literally means “one away from the main or business area of a town or city,” this term, from the early 1600s, became associated with underhanded dealings, and back alley, from the mid-1800s, is always used in this sense.

easy street, on

easy street, on
A condition of financial security and comfort, as in If he actually makes partner, he will be on easy street. [Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see fat city.

in the street

in the street
see under on the street.

More Idioms/Phrases

in the same league in the same mold in the street in the teeth of in the throes in the unlikely event

English Vocalbulary

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